[RFC 02/11] perf/core: Data structure to present hazard data

[Ravi Bangoria]

On 3/2/20 8:24 PM, Mark Rutland wrote:
>> @@ -870,6 +871,13 @@ enum perf_event_type {
>>   	 *	{ u64			phys_addr;} && PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR
>>   	 *	{ u64			size;
>>   	 *	  char			data[size]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_AUX
>> +	 *	{ u8			itype;
>> +	 *	  u8			icache;
>> +	 *	  u8			hazard_stage;
>> +	 *	  u8			hazard_reason;
>> +	 *	  u8			stall_stage;
>> +	 *	  u8			stall_reason;
>> +	 *	  u16			pad;} && PERF_SAMPLE_PIPELINE_HAZ
>>   	 * };
> 
> The existing comment shows the aux data *immediately* after ther
> phys_addr field, where you've placed struct perf_pipeline_haz_data.
> 
> If adding to struct perf_sample_data is fine, this needs to come before
> the aux data in this comment. If adding to struct perf_sample_data is
> not fine. struct perf_pipeline_haz_data cannot live there.
> 
> I suspect the latter is true, but you're getting away with it because
> you're not using both PERF_SAMPLE_AUX and PERF_SAMPLE_PIPELINE_HAZ
> simultaneously.

Right. Thanks for pointing it out. Will change it.

Ravi